WARNING! Carbon monoxide fumes from a barbecue.

A family of five were rescued from their tent after being overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a barbecue.
They were taken to hospital after emergency services were called to Trevella Park at Crantock, near Newquay, Cornwall, just after midnight.
The two adults and three children have now been released from hospital.
Firefighters warned of the dangers of having a barbecue inside a tent and said the outcome could have been very different.
Shaun Taylor, the watch manager at Newquay Fire Station, said: "We found that the occupants of the next tent had helped in rescuing the family from the tent.
"We discovered they had a lit barbecue inside the tent. Any item that produces heat or vapours can cause carbon monoxide poisoning. That was our concern.
"If the dad hadn't woken up and the people in the next tent hadn't got the people out we would have been looking at a very sad and serious situation this morning."

 

i always keep the gas turned off and make sure that as soon as we finish cooking its shut off again.

i also have a carbon monoxide alarm in the van ... which is great for waking people up in the morning using the test button.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-14713397

This is the link

 

i've seen quite a few times where people have taken the bbq coals into a van or tent to keep themselves warm and have been overcome by carbon monoxide fumes.


In a westy there should be a rather large vent (about 20cm x 20cm) underneath the cooker/gas bottle unit. The gas is heavier than air so sinks to the floor, if you don't have the vent then any gas that leaks will fill the van up from the floor upwards.


For carbon monoxide fumes it is always wise to ensure you have a window cracked open when using the gas appliances indoors. There is a formula somewhere which tells you how much fresh air you need circulating v the output of the appliance. Never us an unvented gas appliance when you'resleeping.


Things like propex are quite safe as not only do they vent to the outside, they also have a safety cut-off
;D

 

For crying out loud!!!! Stupid stupid stupid. What goes through people's minds where they thing that it's ok to light objects inside an enclosed space??

 

i always have a window open, can you die of self methane poisoning?

 

back on the methane topic, i usually find my 1st big alarm of the morning serves the same purpose....especially on the rare occasion i have a drink....

 

You have got to be a nut case to use a BBQ indoors, not just the fumes, its the risk of fire as well! What a bunch of Nob Heads!